Chapter 2:

Crisostomo Ibarra

(The Summary of “Noli Me Tangere”)

Capitan Tiago enters the sala and introduces Juan Crisostomo Ibarra y Magsalin to the guests. Crisostomo, he informs them, is the only son of the late Don Rafael Ibarra, and he has recently arrived from his studies in Europe. Crisostomo is puzzled when Padre Damaso, whom he thought was a friend of his father, arrogantly denies that he was ever a friend of Don Rafael Ibarra.